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Forum: 1198 / 1098 / 848 01-Feb-2007, 04:36
Replies: 10
Views: 3,959
Posted By bike mad
chicken the 999 was bike of the year in 2002 when...

chicken the 999 was bike of the year in 2002 when it was first made and is a great bike ,
Forum: 999 / 749 03-Jan-2007, 04:36
Replies: 7
Views: 1,459
Posted By bike mad
well that's what I thought, you know what it's...

well that's what I thought, you know what it's like, you what somthing but you end up knowing more than most experts, ps I ant mud slinging,
I got a rear all right, I went by the list's you have I...
Forum: 999 / 749 31-Dec-2006, 14:40
Replies: 7
Views: 1,459
Posted By bike mad
well I'm not a light weight and I do when I'm...

well I'm not a light weight and I do when I'm playing about pull the brake hard and to stop the forks bottoming out I need to put in a spring with a heavier spring rate,
thanks chris I'll give them a...
Forum: 999 / 749 19-Dec-2006, 13:00
Replies: 7
Views: 1,459
Posted By bike mad
I was told this by JHS Racing. How sure are you?...

I was told this by JHS Racing. How sure are you? Do you know anywhere I can get an ohlins spring?
Many thanks.
Forum: 999 / 749 19-Dec-2006, 12:03
Replies: 7
Views: 1,459
Posted By bike mad
for forks sake

I need help,
I have been told that you can't get different rated fork springs for a 999S with the ohlils forks and if I can does any one know the standard rating for a 999S biposta, I think the...
Forum: 999 / 749 25-Nov-2006, 04:06
Replies: 22
Views: 4,672
Posted By bike mad
By saying "Slow" it's a relative term,...

By saying "Slow" it's a relative term, I don't mean hauling on the brakes and parking the bike, I mean arriving at the corner so that you've got your braking done, you're in the right gear, you're...
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Nov-2006, 19:53
Replies: 22
Views: 4,672
Posted By bike mad
the way I see it you brake too much, so are too...

the way I see it you brake too much, so are too slow going into the corner and then have to make up your speed on the exit, you cant put full power down on full lean, so you won't catch up, I used to...
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Nov-2006, 03:51
Replies: 22
Views: 4,672
Posted By bike mad
it's the wrong time of year to find you limits,...

it's the wrong time of year to find you limits, the traction is 80% of what itis in the summer, and so inconsistent.
It's fast in and max lean and on the gas on tha apex, thats what ducats do...
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Nov-2006, 02:26
Replies: 5
Views: 2,206
Posted By bike mad
good price but I did not see a hp3 in the bulbs,...

good price but I did not see a hp3 in the bulbs, if you if a HID set up let the site know what you think,
or are you going to do what I did and fit standed xenons,
ps it's a real shame the HID's are...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Nov-2006, 17:24
Replies: 12
Views: 3,149
Posted By bike mad
I would say buy the lack of replies it should...

I would say buy the lack of replies it should last longer than that,
I think you got a friday afternoon special,
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Nov-2006, 17:14
Replies: 25
Views: 6,084
Posted By bike mad
to late now but a bit of advice if any one has a...

to late now but a bit of advice if any one has a radiator with a hole in it.
I had some special liquid metal but if you check the the packs are labelled to what temperature they'll take, my one was...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Nov-2006, 16:32
Replies: 5
Views: 2,206
Posted By bike mad
I have cheaper way to make the lights better, not...

I have cheaper way to make the lights better, not as good as hid but 30%brighter than standard, Xenon plus, and it's about £400 cheaper than hid and theres no large boxs to put on your bike like the...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Nov-2006, 16:19
Replies: 10
Views: 2,650
Posted By bike mad
just goes to show why you should of got a pc111...

just goes to show why you should of got a pc111 and a map, power is more gas a air in but the right %:eureka: , and you can't tell me you think the air goes though the standed pipe as fast as it can...
Forum: 1198 / 1098 / 848 23-Oct-2006, 21:23
Replies: 50
Views: 18,765
Posted By bike mad
I think what will sell it or not is the power to...

I think what will sell it or not is the power to weight, I for one have spent alot of money making my 999S into the bike I want, like most of us, and will not spend any more if the new bike as...
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Oct-2006, 20:48
Replies: 4
Views: 1,746
Posted By bike mad
I run my bike a 999S with a 13 and it was fine,...

I run my bike a 999S with a 13 and it was fine, but when I did the chain I went up on the rear and went back to a 14 on the front, what I think is you can run a 13 but do the back if you can, I did...
Forum: 999 / 749 17-Oct-2006, 15:21
Replies: 51
Views: 11,747
Posted By bike mad
you're right to wonder why the 916 lot **** the...

you're right to wonder why the 916 lot **** the 999 when ever they get the chance, even doing it on the 999 site,
The 999 is the best looking Ducati I've seen but you have to ask why they made it...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Oct-2006, 17:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,523
Posted By bike mad
Thumbs up That was what I went by, but found your spring...

That was what I went by, but found your spring weighs quite a lot out,
but your max weight spring before you need a revalve was spot on.
is the linkage on a bip the same as a mono as I dont...
Forum: 999 / 749 15-Oct-2006, 01:09
Replies: 2
Views: 1,523
Posted By bike mad
Talking spring

I have fitted a new rear spring on my 999S bip and thought a few of you out there might want to know what it's like when you change the springs,
I aint light and I do a lot of two up riding, and I...
Forum: 999 / 749 14-Oct-2006, 23:46
Replies: 4
Views: 1,757
Posted By bike mad
very very nice, not all to my taste but evey nice...

very very nice, not all to my taste but evey nice all the same,
:flame: :burn::burn:
Forum: 999 / 749 14-Oct-2006, 23:06
Replies: 25
Views: 3,989
Posted By bike mad
Talking I have a high seat, Ducatis own, there right...

I have a high seat, Ducatis own, there right about lowering the bars, but I did it for the comfort, my one is now ripped and I took it off to send it back, I went for one ride with the original seat...
Forum: 999 / 749 30-Sep-2006, 01:39
Replies: 12
Views: 3,149
Posted By bike mad
is it both or just one? you now what to do, it's...

is it both or just one?
you now what to do, it's a quick job to put the new coils on,
sorry is all bad luck for you, but the coils do seem to go quite often,
I guss thats what it's like when there...
Forum: 999 / 749 28-Sep-2006, 00:40
Replies: 11
Views: 2,342
Posted By bike mad
thanks I thought I was going mad there for a mo,

thanks I thought I was going mad there for a mo,
Forum: 999 / 749 27-Sep-2006, 02:55
Replies: 11
Views: 2,342
Posted By bike mad
my one is set hard,no sag on the rear and the...

my one is set hard,no sag on the rear and the ride hight is high as well, the front is as hard as I can take and the spring wound right up,
but call me thick but even if the forks and shock compress...
Forum: 999 / 749 26-Sep-2006, 02:07
Replies: 11
Views: 2,342
Posted By bike mad
KeefyB thanks,do you have a 999Sbip?. It's a...

KeefyB thanks,do you have a 999Sbip?.
It's a first for me and I,m on 13'000 miles,
but the chance of getting away so lighty is so small,all I lost was a pint of oil, it was a small hole,
Now I know...
Forum: 999 / 749 24-Sep-2006, 16:34
Replies: 11
Views: 2,342
Posted By bike mad
Thats not what I though, I dont have C,N,C, so it...

Thats not what I though, I dont have C,N,C, so it takes a lot of time to make that type of thing, it's made to 0.03mm, a cam on a GSX is 0.20mm .
And I would need the filter casting I was making the...
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Sep-2006, 14:31
Replies: 11
Views: 2,342
Posted By bike mad
thanks it's nice to have some feed back and I...

thanks it's nice to have some feed back and I thought anyone it has happend to would like it and the ones that it hasn't should be warned, it was not that bad a road, but I was two up.
:flame: :burn:...
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Sep-2006, 01:09
Replies: 4
Views: 1,363
Posted By bike mad
why not just buy a 999 ? :flame: :burn: :burn:

why not just buy a 999 ?
:flame: :burn: :burn:
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Sep-2006, 00:24
Replies: 11
Views: 2,342
Posted By bike mad
full metal jacket

I was out to day on my 999S and it decked out over a large wallow in the road and did the sump in, you know the bit I'm on about, the end casting of the filter,
I was lucky,I didnt know what I'd done...
Forum: 999 / 749 18-Sep-2006, 18:39
Replies: 8
Views: 1,651
Posted By bike mad
right lets start with why you shold fit the race...

right lets start with why you shold fit the race ecu, the red line is raised and I have been told by Ducati that the timing is changed and the mixture.
You will have to take the bike and the ecu to...
Forum: 999 / 749 18-Sep-2006, 18:01
Replies: 11
Views: 2,911
Posted By bike mad
Thumbs down I like black and I have seen a black 999R and it...

I like black and I have seen a black 999R and it looked great but I dont like the airwaves colour scheme but dont know why, it just does not work,
Forum: 999 / 749 18-Sep-2006, 17:54
Replies: 14
Views: 3,850
Posted By bike mad
slow learner can you and any others who has a...

slow learner can you and any others who has a advanced map(ie one for each cylinder) let me know how much it costs, as the only place that I can find down my way has quoted me per cylinder and as you...
Forum: 999 / 749 13-Sep-2006, 20:17
Replies: 14
Views: 3,850
Posted By bike mad
the 999R has a short stroke motor so the timing...

the 999R has a short stroke motor so the timing will not be the same, I think,
so use the 999S eu, and A pc111, or you could try one of the new type ,
http://www.mmcompsys.com/motorsportsengine.html
Forum: 999 / 749 13-Sep-2006, 20:01
Replies: 6
Views: 3,345
Posted By bike mad
my one was the back cylinder, lot's of water and...

my one was the back cylinder, lot's of water and crud and thats with a rear huger,
Forum: 999 / 749 11-Sep-2006, 18:27
Replies: 1
Views: 1,397
Posted By bike mad
I hope your right about the price and BHP, at...

I hope your right about the price and BHP, at that price I mite buy one,
Forum: 999 / 749 29-Aug-2006, 12:51
Replies: 16
Views: 2,099
Posted By bike mad
first it's nice to here a 996 owner admit that a...

first it's nice to here a 996 owner admit that a 999 is worth more than their 996,
and there wount like the new bike when it come because it will have all the improvements the 999 has plus more,...
Forum: 999 / 749 29-Aug-2006, 12:37
Replies: 45
Views: 7,438
Posted By bike mad
yes, but it mite be a bitch if you stall it at...

yes, but it mite be a bitch if you stall it at the lights,lol
and I wonder what's the lowest rpm it will run at, it's no good trying to ride though a town with a bike that wont pull smoothly at any...
Forum: 999 / 749 26-Aug-2006, 18:58
Replies: 45
Views: 7,438
Posted By bike mad
sounds very much on the edge, I'd love to have a...

sounds very much on the edge, I'd love to have a go though,
not that good on the road,? just a guess,
Is that how it was when M,C,N, had it !
:flame: :burn: :burn:
Forum: 999 / 749 21-Aug-2006, 11:26
Replies: 4
Views: 1,287
Posted By bike mad
There are a few European bikes which are 100bhp,...

There are a few European bikes which are 100bhp, ie french and german and switzerland, thats the ones I know about,
Forum: 999 / 749 17-Aug-2006, 17:22
Replies: 25
Views: 4,548
Posted By bike mad
it's all in the compressin damping, I'm 17stone...

it's all in the compressin damping, I'm 17stone and I find for my S that the front needs +1 ie 1 harder than it says in the book and the rear is +2 harder,
The springs, the forks are round right up,...
Forum: 999 / 749 17-Aug-2006, 17:00
Replies: 91
Views: 20,882
Posted By bike mad
thays not the point, it's you have the bike...

thays not the point, it's you have the bike insurance for the road so even if the worst happens you get your money back,
on the track you lose the lot,
Forum: 999 / 749 17-Aug-2006, 16:37
Replies: 45
Views: 7,438
Posted By bike mad
Wink I just worked out that it's not so good on the...

I just worked out that it's not so good on the 998cc ie 999 999S engines, it will only up the cc by 40cc ish,
I think you will need a 999R to make it worth while,
it,s the stroke the 999S has a...
Forum: 999 / 749 17-Aug-2006, 15:51
Replies: 45
Views: 7,438
Posted By bike mad
Save ya money and buy the new bike.... Even if...

Save ya money and buy the new bike....

Even if you have to take a hit on your 999.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
is it me or have you just do an about face,

if...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Aug-2006, 18:00
Replies: 8
Views: 1,584
Posted By bike mad
I put mine on the cam belt cover on the right...

I put mine on the cam belt cover on the right hand side, it's Velcrod on so it just pulls of when you want, I think it's a better place than on the battery,
it fit's in seconds,
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Aug-2006, 17:49
Replies: 45
Views: 7,438
Posted By bike mad
I'll say :flame: :burn: :burn:

I'll say
:flame: :burn: :burn:
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Aug-2006, 17:31
Replies: 45
Views: 7,438
Posted By bike mad
Thumbs up nice thread, keep them coming, and as for the...

nice thread, keep them coming,
and as for the power do we or dont we, just ask are you riding a moped or a super bike
I like to make the best of what I have and this sounds like the way foward for...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 07-Aug-2006, 01:37
Replies: 102
Views: 48,599
Posted By bike mad
no just get the same thing when I tryed your link,

no just get the same thing when I tryed your link,
Forum: General Motorcycles only 03-Aug-2006, 02:06
Replies: 102
Views: 48,599
Posted By bike mad
Thumbs down it's when I'm trying to vieu, I cant get the...

it's when I'm trying to vieu, I cant get the 999/749s front page, the first one, the one you use to choise a thread to read,
I still cant go straight there,
I have found a way round it, but I would...
Forum: 999 / 749 29-Jul-2006, 16:40
Replies: 6
Views: 1,532
Posted By bike mad
I'm 6'4 now, was 6'5 1/2 and have mine at the top...

I'm 6'4 now, was 6'5 1/2 and have mine at the top but I dont put the balls of my feet on the pegs just the insole, the 999 was the only new bike that fits.
:flame: :burn: :burn:
Forum: General Motorcycles only 29-Jul-2006, 16:26
Replies: 102
Views: 48,599
Posted By bike mad
Thumbs down 999 thread

this is what I get when I try to go to the 999/749 thread, it's fine on the rest.
it's been happening for days now, not once have I got through.

<br /><b>Fatal error</b>: Allowed memory size of...
Forum: 999 / 749 25-Jul-2006, 16:01
Replies: 12
Views: 2,819
Posted By bike mad
don't forget to shrink it, :flame: :burn: :burn:

don't forget to shrink it,
:flame: :burn: :burn:
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